Cigar tuck-cutter and perforator.



- H. N. SHR'IVER.

, CIGAR TUCK CUTTER AND PERFORATOR APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18. 1916.

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CIGAR TUCK CUTTER AND PERFORATOB'.

APPLICATION mm SEPT. 1a. 1916.

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Applicationfiled-September18,1916. Seria1,1 \T,o. 12 (:),?38 1 ToaZZ'wh'om itmay concern: 7

Be it known that I, 'HowARD Nnw'roit SHRIVER, a citizen of the United"States, re-- hends the provision of, a machine whereinthe small'en'drofaci ar is simultaneously perforated with 'thetrimmi'ng or cutting of thetuck or large end off the ciganjthereby eliminating, the necessity ofthesmoker of the cigar lbitingofi' the small" end thereof, which frequentlyresults in the "unwinding of the. wrapper ofthe cigar.

The nature and advantages ofthe invention willjbe readily apparent asthefollowingdetail description is read in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction,combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

vIn the drawings forming part of this specification like numeralsofreference indicate similar partsiin the several views and whereinFi'gure 'l is a. side-elevationpartly ,in section showing the normalposition. of the parts.

Fig. 2'isa simi'l'ar view showingjthe manner of perforating the smallend of the cif Fig. 3 is an enlarge'dlend view showing the movablecuttingblade in normal position.

'Fig. 4'is a similar view showinggthe cutting'b'l'ade in operativeposition.

Fig. 5 is a horizontalsectional View showingjth'e normal position ofth'ebell crank lever.

Fig. 6 isa similar view sho wing the active position of the'lever;

Fig. f7 isxayffront end elevation.-

Be ferring,,,m0ref particularly" toijthe. drawings in detail 10indicates the. base of the machine whichtis; 're'ferabl'y of elongate'drectangular formation, andwhi'ch maybe constructed from any, suitablematerial.

The upper urfac zo ithe bas i Pr ided with a"longitudinally extending"groove 11;

whichextends to one end of thegbase, and is adapted, to recelvezthecigar to be treate'd'.

Securedto this; end of. the base is a fixed blade 12 with whichcooperates a'rel'atively mouable, cutter blade '13 pivoted uponjthe end,of'the base and normally. held elevated by meansof, the spring l4; whichlatter has one *limb secured to the fixed blade 12' and? itsoppositelimb connected-with the mov able blade 13: The movable blade 13 isprovided with an elongated slot 15 for'the re: ception of a guide pin16. The respective blades 12' and 13 are each provided withjasemicircular cut-out" portion 7 178} between which the large end or tuck'of .the cigar projects when the latter is arranged within; the groove11.; The movable blade 13 is provided witha curved tail portion 19 whichprojects inwardly and operates within an enlarged transverse recess orpocket 20 opening at that end of the-,base upon which the; cutter bladeis pivoted.

Mounted upon the base, 10 at the opposite end thereof is a sleeve21.:whicjh may be of any suitable cross sectional. configuration and".of any'desired dimensions, the sleeve 3 being partly embedded within theupper surface of the base as shown. The innermost end of the sleeve hasfitted'therein a plug 22 which is arranged immediately ad jacent theinner extremity ofthe groove '11 and provided with a conical shapedopening- 523 for the reception of the small end fofthe cigarlwhen thesame is positioned upon the base 10.1 The plug 22 has a pluralityof'restricted openings or bores 24' communicating with the conical shapedopening 23;; and i I also opening at the opposite. endof the plug 22.The bores 24 receive the pointedtermi nals of needles 25, the opposite.ends of which are secured to the 'plunger'26, which latter isslidablyfitted within the sleeve 21. The plunger is carried; by theextremity. of an elbow 27" OIljtllQ rod 28; which latter is mountedforlongitudinal movement within a'b'ore'29 formed in the base, 'lfl'andcom-e municating with the recess or pocket20'.

Pivoted for horizontal swinging; move ment'wi'thin' the pocketor recess20 is "a bell cr k "Ie er'30 h ng the terminal "o one of its'branclies'arrangecl' within an else;

gated slot 31 provided in the adjacent end of the rod 28, while theterminal of the other branch of said lever is reduced and loosely fittedwithin an enlarged opening 32 in the tail portion 19 of the movableblade 13. The opening 32 must be sufiiciently large to provide for acertain play between the cutting blade 13 and the bell crank lever 30,as the tail portion of the blade moves in an arc of a circletransversely of the base, while the connected end of the bell cranklever moves in an arc of a circle at right angles to the movement of thetail portion 19.

In practice, a cigar is positioned within the groove 11 with its smallend arranged within the conical opening 23 of the plug 22, and its largeend or tuck projecting beyond the base Within the cut-out portions 18 ofthe respective cutting elements. The cutting blade 13 being normallyelevated, is depressed against the tension of the sprmg 14 for thepurpose of cutting or trimming the tuck of the cigar. Upon movement ofthe lever in this direction the tail portion 18 thereof moves outwardlyof the recess or pocket 20 in an arc of a circle transversely of thebase 10, and by reason of the arrangement of the bell crank lever 30 andits connection withthe cutting blade 13, the lever 30 is simultaneouslymoved upon its pivot to adjust the rod 28 longitudinally of the base, orin other words retract the rod 28 Within its bore 29. With thisoperation the plunger 26 is moved within the sleeve 21 in the directionof the plug 22, thereby forcing the needles 25 within the small end ofthe cigar, perforating the latter in the direction of its length. Whenpressure is removed from the cutting blade 1.3, the spring 14 functionsto elevate the blade, during which movement of the latter the componentparts of the machine are returned to normal position.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description the nature'andadvantages of the invention are apparent, I desire to have it understoodthat what is herein shown is merely illustrative of the preferredembodiment of the invention, and that such changes in the constructionand arrangement of parts may be resorted to when desired as fall withinthe scope of what is claimed. a

What is claimed is 1. In a machine of the class described, a base havinga recess opening at one side and end thereof, a bell crank lever pivotedupon the base for horizontal movement and arranged within said recess, arod arranged longitudinally of the base and having an opening at one endfor the reception of the adjacent extremity of said lever, whereby saidrod is reciprocated'upon movement of the lever, means for trimming thetucks of cigars, said means including a fixed blade and a movable bladepivoted upon the base, said movable blade being directly connected withthe opposite end of said lever for controlling the movements of thelatter, and means on the opposite end of said rod for perforating thesmall end of the cigar in the direction of its length simultaneouslywith the trimming of the tuck thereof.

2. In a machine of the class described, a

base having an enlarged recess opening at one side and end thereof, anda longitudinally disposed bore communicating with said recess andopening at the. opposite end of the base, a rod arranged'to reciprocateinsaid bore, a bell crank lever, pivoted upon the base for horizontalmovement and operating within said recess, one end'of said lever beingconnected with the adjacent end of said rod to operate the latter uponmove ment of said lever, means for trimmingthe tucks of cigars, saidmeans including a fixed blade and a movable blade pivoted upon the base,said movable blade being directly con nected to the opposite end of saidlever for controlling the movements thereof, and means on the oppositeend of said rod for perforating the small end of the cigar in thedirection of its length simultaneously with the trimmingof the tuckthereof.

3. In a machine of the class described, a base, means for trimming thetucks of cigars, said means including a fixed blade and a movable bladepivoted upon the base, a rod movable longitudinally ofthe base, a bellcrank lever pivoted upon the base for horizontal movement and connectedwith one end of the rod to operate the latter, said movable blade beingdirectly connected with the adjacent extremity of said lever, a sleevemounted upon the base, a block fitted in one end of the sleeve ,andhaving a conical shaped opening and restricted bores communicating withsaid opening, a plunger arranged to reciprocate in said sleeve, saidplunger being carried by the opposite extremity of said rod, and aplurality of needles projecting from said plunger and operating in saidbores of the block to perforate the small end of the cigar in thedirection of its length simultaneously with the trimming of the tuckthereof.

4. In a machine of the class described, a base having an enlargedtransverse recess opening at one side and end thereof, and alongitudinally extending bore communicating with the recess and openingat the opposite end of the base, a bell crank lever pivoted within saidrecess for horizontal movement, means for trimming the tucks of cigars,said means including a fixed blade and a movable blade pivoted upon thebase, said movable blade bein directly connected with the adjacent endof said lever for com trolling the movements thereof, a rod movthe cigarin a direction of its length simultaable longitudinally of the base andarranged neously with the trimming of the tuck Within said bore, saidrod being connected thereof. 10 With the opposite end of the lever, anelbow In testimony whereof I afiix my signa- 5 formed on one end of therod and terminatture.

ing above the base, and means carried by said elbow for perforating thesmall end of HOWARD NEWTON SHRIVER.

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Washington, D. C.

